Mechanics Equipment, Supplies, and Stock

Below you will find a list of equipment that contains (EQ) within the PIRA Number. These numbers still use the Area and Topic nomenclature from the PIRA Classification Scheme which represents the main area that the equipment is stored at. The goal of the (EQ) classification scheme here is to provide a inclusive unique number for check out and inventory of all Equipment and Supplies related to the main area. The structure of the classification system is quite similar to the PIRA number and is as follows:

UW-Madison Equipment Classification Scheme

Example: 5B.EQ20.a (Electrometer)

5

Area

(Electricity and Magnetism)

B

Topic

(Electrostatics)

.EQ020

Equipment Name

(Electrometer)

.a

Duplication

For Multiple Units, (a, b, c, ... is used to distinguish between item's of different model & Serial Number)